Are you planning on your train route home for Christmas? Well, it might be a good idea to get clued up on the latest train strikes said to go ahead. Union members at 16 train operating companies are set to walk out in England on different days from December 2nd - 8th.
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00:00 You might have travelling to Christmas markets and travelling home for the festive season on the mind,
00:04 but union members at 16 train operating companies in England will walk out on different days between
00:10 December 2nd and 8th. Additionally, all members will refuse to work overtime from December 1st
00:16 to December 9th. This is set to lead to reduced and cancelled services. These strikes come amidst
00:21 a long-running dispute over pay, with the Aslef union saying this next walkout will
00:26 quote "ratchet up the pressure" on train companies and the government in order to give train drivers
00:31 their first pay rise in more than four years. Aslef rejected a 4% pay increase earlier this year,
00:37 saying it was way below the cost of inflation. If you're set to travel between December 1st and 9th,
00:43 it's worth taking a look at National Rail's journey planner so you can see exactly which
00:47 trains are running. The union's general secretary Mick Whelan said "we are determined to win this
00:53 dispute and get a significant pay rise for train drivers who have not had an increase since 2019."